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Two dead in plane crash in Florida as jet slams into car during emergency landing on I-75 near Naples in Collier County
Three people were pulled from the burning wreckage
TWO people are dead after a plane crashed on a major Florida highway and erupted into a fiery blaze.
Thick plumes of smoke could be seen in photos and videos from the chaotic scene on Friday on Interstate 75 near Collier County, about 46 miles southeast of .
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The pilot was trying to make an emergency landing on the interstate when the plane collided with a car and slammed into the road, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Five people were onboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.
Three people were pulled from the burning wreckage alive but their conditions were not immediately clear.
Cops haven't yet said if the two people who died were passengers on the plane and they haven't been identified.
The plane, a Bombardier Challenger 600 series, took off from an airport at State University in Columbus at around 1 pm.
It was scheduled to land at Naples Airport but instead requested an emergency landing and crashed at 3:15 pm.
Two miles out from Naples Airport, the pilot reported an engine failure to air traffic control.
The pilot warned that they'd lost both engines before contact with the aircraft was lost.
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Airport workers then saw smoke rising from the highway a few miles away.
Almost an hour after the plane went down, the Federal Aviation Administration said I-75 would be closed between the northbound and southbound exit of MM 105 for the next 24 hours.
FEET FROM DEATH
Images from traffic cameras showed fire rescue and police units at the crash site with flames just feet from passing drivers.
"It’s seconds that separated us from the car in front of us," Brianna Walker, 26, told the .
Walker said she saw the wing of the plane drag the car in front of hers.
"The wing pulverized this one car," she said.
She and her friend were able to pull over before the crash.
"The plane was over our heads by inches. It took a hard right and skidded across the highway."
There was an explosion of flames, said Walker, with a burst from the plane before a loud boom.
"It feels unreal like a movie," she said.
"It was seconds between us dying."
A Bombardier Challenger 600 has the capacity to fit up to 14 people.
The wrecked plane was not affiliate with Ohio State University, a spokesperson said.
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It's believed to have been operated by Hop-a-Jet Worldwide Charter based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate what led up to the horrific crash.
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